A buyer buys at a Ross store. Francis Dean | Corbis | fake pictures As coronavirus cases increase at various hot spots across the country, some retailers may be at greater risk than others of having to close their stores again. Covid-19’s higher rates have tended to follow state and …
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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. America’s leading infectious disease expert The US, Anthony Fauci, has undermined Donald Trump’s claim that he ordered his health policy advisers to reduce the testing rate to reduce the number …
Read More »Houston on the brink of crisis amid growing COVID-19 cases
An explosion of the new coronavirus in Houston has placed the nation’s third largest city at the epicenter of the country’s public health crisis as hospitals fill up and officials warn of an impending catastrophe. Harris County officials reported 1,994 new cases of shocking coronaviruses on Tuesday alone, a new …
Read More »Study Links Blood Type to COVID-19 Risk; Or it can help, a pain
A genetic analysis of patients with COVID-19 suggests that blood type could play a role if someone develops serious illness. Scientists who compared the genes of thousands of patients in Europe found that those with Type A blood were more likely to have severe disease, while those with Type O …
Read More »Study Links Blood Type to COVID-19 Risk; Or it can help, a pain
A genetic analysis of patients with COVID-19 suggests that blood type could play a role if someone develops serious illness. Scientists who compared the genes of thousands of patients in Europe found that those with Type A blood were more likely to have severe disease, while those with Type O …
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